GA small aircraft fuel exhaustion 10 NM short of destination.

Attributes
ACN	179323
Time
Date	199105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sgv
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : abq
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 59 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	179323
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A passenger and I were flying a x-country from page, az to st george, ut. I had the aircraft fueled in page and calculated that I would have enough fuel to fly to our destination and still have reserve left. After leaving page, I encountered a moderate headwind which was a contributing factor in this event. The problem was discovered approximately 10 mi east of the st george airport when the engine started to cut out. The fuel gauge still read a quarter of a tank, but the engine completely quit and the fuel gauge then dropped to empty. I tried to restart the engine, but with no success I radioed FBO aviation (who I was renting the aircraft from) and informed them that I was making an emergency landing at dixie raceway. I then proceeded with the emergency landing and the aircraft was landed safely at dixie raceway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FUEL EXHAUSTION 10 NM SHORT OF DESTINATION.

Narrative: A PAX AND I WERE FLYING A X-COUNTRY FROM PAGE, AZ TO ST GEORGE, UT. I HAD THE ACFT FUELED IN PAGE AND CALCULATED THAT I WOULD HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO FLY TO OUR DEST AND STILL HAVE RESERVE LEFT. AFTER LEAVING PAGE, I ENCOUNTERED A MODERATE HEADWIND WHICH WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS EVENT. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED APPROX 10 MI E OF THE ST GEORGE ARPT WHEN THE ENG STARTED TO CUT OUT. THE FUEL GAUGE STILL READ A QUARTER OF A TANK, BUT THE ENG COMPLETELY QUIT AND THE FUEL GAUGE THEN DROPPED TO EMPTY. I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENG, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS I RADIOED FBO AVIATION (WHO I WAS RENTING THE ACFT FROM) AND INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS MAKING AN EMER LNDG AT DIXIE RACEWAY. I THEN PROCEEDED WITH THE EMER LNDG AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED SAFELY AT DIXIE RACEWAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.